The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-10-06
A QUEER PRIZE FIGHT.

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QUEER PRIZE FIGHT.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct, Especial.
"A big fight has just come to light, ant
which, for human brutality, is unex
} celled, recently took place hetweeI
Patrick Flynn and Tony JAmes. Boil
' men are well up In sporting matters
and for some time have had grndg'
against each ether. James has o peculiar
malformatiOn of the arms which pre-
vented bis fghing with gloves, SO the.
decided to box with their feet. Hand
were to be tired behind the back, tn,
men were to lie down on the floor ant
not to rise, and were to kick tOa fnisl
with b re feet. Rounds were five min
utes each with two minutes rest. In
barn just over the Maryland line, th'
two men, ia light costume, lay dOwI
and commenced to kick. AS they ROLLED
sbont the floor, each endesvOring to ge
at the OtEer's head, terrific blows were
struck that VIC uld have done credit to al
army mule. The kickers parried will
their shlns ard soon blood was stream
ing from the scra' ched and bruised
legs. James kicked out terrific blow
and broke his big toe on FlyDn's hip
After five minutes Of brutal sport
time was called and the exhsusies
men we're bathed and famed
until the referee set them at 1t again
This round WAS the deciding one and
the desperate way Ia which the men
fought was sickeniDg to see. Suddenly
James rolled over and struck with both
feet on bis opponents neck. The blow
caught flynn on the jugulsr and he fell
back insensible. The match was ended
but 1t will be weeks before either man
eau get out.
TROUBLE AT AN ANARCHISTS MEETING.
UNION BILL, N. j., Oct. 3.-ISpecisI i
An anarchist meeting was advertised
to be held at the skating rink Sunday.
A number of citizens protested to the
polics against a gathering, and the
MsyOr ordered that 1t be prevented. A
large force was at the rink at the hour
fixed for the meeting. A crowd clam
ored for admission, and finally
a rush was made against the
officers. The police knocked sew
eral of the foremost down and while
the fight was hot, the town clerk, Ferdi-
nand Ahlers, mounted box and read
the riot sct, as he had been directed TO
do. This had quieting effect on the
mob for a moment, but hardly had he
finished when there came the yell
"Down with the blue coated Tuflans,"
and the mob. some with knives and
some with TevolVers drawn, charged
the police. They were met by the OF.
lcer with drawn clubs and again driven
back. No shots were fired, but several
persons we're severely wounded by
knife thrusts and stone cuts. The police
made four arrests. Those arrested were
committed to await the action of the
grand jury. One of the prisoners, Rich
srd BOthmRnn, Is severely injUred and
m y die.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 9.-[Specisl]-
boiler explosion occurred In the engine
room Of the George P. Plant Milling
Company's FIGURING mill at Chauteau
avenue and Main street this city this
mOrniug, killing four persons, Henry
Lsmme, the wheat buyer; George Cole.
man, coal pssser; Thomas Rtvere, the
fireman, and his wife who had just
brought her husband breakfast.
BsDjamln Myers, the engineer,
was terribly bruised and badly
scsIded but may recover. The bodies of
some of the victims were blown from
fifty to one hundred feet, and the wreck
of the engine room was complete. The
cause of the explosion Is not known.
THE FORAKER SNUB.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-[Special] The
Worlds Indianapolis correspondent te'-
egraphs that he had q conversation
Mondsy night with Mrs. Hendricks re-
garding the recent call upon her of
President and Mrs. Cleveland. MrF.
Hendricks did not enter into the details
Of the conversation, except in one par
ticular, and that was In reference to
what ia known In the gossip of the day
as "The Foraker Snub." The President
disclaimsd any intention upon the part
Of Mrs. Cleveland to manifest any dis
courtesy towards Gov. Foraker and his
wife. He declared the entire affair was
distorted, exaggerated and largely the
product of imagination and that the
failure to shake hands with the Cover
nor and his wife was not Intentional,
and frequently happened in large re.
ception. Mrs. Cleveland did not at
tempt to add anything to her husbands
explanation.
THE W. U. TO GoBBLE THE B. & o.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.--[Special,] 1.-The
Sun says that 1t is announced on ex-
cslIent authority that the terms by
which the Western Union Is to absorb
the Baltimore 8 Ohio Telegraph Com
pany, have been agreed upon. Jay
Gould has directed DR.. NOryin Green. as
President Of the Western Union, to sign